May 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City faces a whopping $9 billion deficit due to the economic fallout of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The budget hole was originally estimated to be around $7.4 billion through to June 30, 2021 — but has widened by another $1.6 billion, the mayor… Read more »
May 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin Alternate side parking is suspended once again during the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that alternate side parking rules will be suspended through June 7. “It brings out a lot of feeling and a lot of emotion in New Yorkers — that is any time that… Read more »
May 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin New Yorkers are still being hospitalized with COVID-19 in large numbers, with a significant number of them living in three hard-hit areas of Queens. Governor Andrew Cuomo released a list today of the top 10 neighborhoods/zipcodes where the newly-admitted COVID-19 patients live. Among the top 10 zip codes for… Read more »
May 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin More than 10 new COVID-19 testing centers will open in Queens over the next month — including three facilities in the hard-hit Far Rockaway neighborhood, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this morning. The city opened two of the new sites today and plans to open the rest throughout the… Read more »
May 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Queens District Attorney’s Office established a cold case unit in March and has reopened 35 unsolved murder cases since its inception, District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today. The unit is the first of its kind dedicated to investigating unsolved homicides in Queens, where there are approximately 2,200 unsolved… Read more »
May 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin Candidates running for the Assembly District 37 seat will debate in a virtual forum Wednesday hosted by a handful of local community groups. The candidates, activists Danielle Brecker and Mary Jobaida and incumbent Assembly Member Cathy Nolan, will answer questions from Queens residents and the community-based groups live on… Read more »
May 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for two teenagers who allegedly robbed an Astoria deli and punched a store clerk on the way out. The pair were inside the deli, located at 33-03 Broadway, on Sunday at around 5:40 p.m. when they tried to leave without paying for a number of items,… Read more »
May 22, 2020 By Allie Griffin More Queens streets will be turned over to pedestrians and cyclists beginning tomorrow, as the city expands its open streets initiative during the coronavirus pandemic. The new streets announced today put New York City above its goal of closing 40 miles to car traffic by the end of May,… Read more »
May 22, 2020 By Allie Griffin Plans have been filed for a seven-story residential building in Rego Park, according to Department of Buildings records. The building will go up at 64-10 Wetherole St. and will have 26 units, according to the plans filed last month. The structure will be 74-feet tall. The total building will… Read more »
May 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City is on its way to reopening as early as June 1 as it inches closer to defeating the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said today. The Big Apple is on track to enter phase one of its reopening soon, he said. “It’s clear as a bell,”… Read more »